Rag 'n' Bone Brown - UK Woodworking and Restoration YouTube projects

Rag 'n' Bone Brown is an online video channel documenting woodworking, restoration, DIY and upcycling projects using mainly salvaged wood and reclaimed materials by Keith Brown, Maker Of Things. Videos range from build projects like furniture builds and restorations, workshop projects, home & garden & pet projects to vlogs, tool reviews and influencer interviews. Based in Norwich in the UK, the channel began in 2015 on YouTube.

Making A Vinyl Display Unit

In this video I make a vinyl / record display unit in a mid century modern / vintage style for a friend.

The unit is made of 3/4 inch plywood that I bought at my local reclamation yard specifically for this build. The whole unit can be made with only one half of a full standard sheet of plywood.

I cut some dado housing joints to accommodate the bottom shelf to give it plenty of strength.

It was assembled with wood glue and brad nails, and finished with Rustic Pine Briwax.

Hexagon Cat House - pallet wood project

I had lots of small offcuts of pallet wood left over from the pallet wood shed build that I wanted to find a use for;

I came up with a design for a cat house / bed that was hexagon shaped. I cut all the pieces to make the walls of the house to length, cutting a 30 degree angle on each end to form the hexagon shape.

Q&A, Coming Soon, New Tools and Holiday

Please feel free to ask me questions via email at ragnbonebrown@gmail.com

If you'd like to check out my holiday video, here is a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujGp5_upXbg

Restoring A Chest Of Drawers - Junk Find Makeover

I find an old chest of drawers made from sapele/sapele veneered particleboard in an alleyway close to my home. I went to pick it up in my car, and it was in pretty bad shape. The carcass was broken, it had water stains (from both rain and people not using drinks coasters!!), and it had some other defects.

I started by disassembling it, and it was an unusual construction - built in two parts...

Making An Electric Guitar from Oak - THE WHOLE BUILD (Quick Version)

Here's the electric guitar build with no talking - just the action.

Making An Electric Guitar from Oak (part 9 of 9)

In this video I play the guitar for the first time and go through my final thoughts, project costs, etc.

Making An Electric Guitar from Oak (part 8 of 9)

In this video I string up the guitar for the first time and encounter some bridge problems. Eventually I overcome them! Then we wire up the electrics and fit the final parts.

Making An Electric Guitar From Oak (part 7 of 9)

In this video I make a pickguard for the guitar, buff the finish and screw on the neck to the body

Making An Electric Guitar From Oak (part 6 of 9)

In this video I fit the bridge and the pickups, route out a cavity for the electrics to sit in, apply a headstock decal logo and start to apply the lacquer finish to the body and neck

Chisel & Plane Blade Sharpening - My Method

A video about my method for sharpening chisels and plane blades.

Everything I use in this video is pretty cheap and easy to come by,.

Equipment I use:

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